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  2. GENERAL ITEMS.

    There are 9,000 cells in a square foot of honeycomb. The coast line of England is 2,200 miles long. ...

    Article : 946 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    Pat, meeting a fellow-countryman in George street, Sydney, the other day, exclaimed: 'Arrah, Mike, have ye heard about ...

    Article : 160 words
  4. THE LATEST AIRSHIP.

    A number of New York capitalists have formed a company to [?] an airship bigger than any octain liner afloat. The plans for the airship ...

    Article : 843 words
  5. ODD SAYINGS.

    As poor as a church mouse, as this as a rail, As fact as a porpoise, as rough as gale; ...

    Article : 237 words
  6. [COPPYRIGHT] NARRATIVES OF THE BUSHRANGING TIMES

    They had not made full allowance for the work doing by the standard party, the result being that [?] who was a few feel ahead of his ...

    Article : 3,234 words
  7. A Slip of the Tongue.

    At Jarrow not long ago, a local clergyman, who is a foreigner and has not yet a very extensive knowledge of the English language, was addressing ...

    Article : 162 words
  8. POTATO GROWING.

    The finest quality of potatoes can be grown on sandy soil, but the heaviest yield in usually oblained where there is considerable vegetable or alluvial ...

    Article : 628 words
  9. True American.

    A number of persons were talking about, telescopes, and each professed to have looked through the ‘largest one in the world.’ One after another told of ...

    Article : 116 words
  10. Opinions Differed.

    Scene: A country lane; frosty morn; church bells pealing merrily; parson meets country yokel, leaning ngainst a gate, smoking a pipe; yokel very deaf. ...

    Article : 73 words
  11. A Ruling Passion.

    A gentleman of the Hebraic persuasion possessed a small boat, and occasionally invited a co-religionist and boon companion to venture upon the ocean for a ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. A Useful Kind of Gate.

    A wealthy engineer had a fine place in the country, where he carried out many pet constructive projects. He was visited there by an old friend, who had ...

    Article : 109 words
  13. A Honeymoon Yarn.

    A fulay story is Doing told of a honeymoon couple who travelled in an American sleeping-car. The bride left her berth to get a drink of water. ...

    Article : 110 words
  14. In Favour of the Purchaser.

    A pedlar in the Highlands of Scotland, having run short of butter, applied to a Farmer's wife for a supply. 'How much do you want?’ said the ...

    Article : 210 words
  15. No Constitooshun Could Stand It.

    Tennyson used to tell how he once overheard anamusing comment upon a sermon. It was spoken by an old farmer. After hearing a red-hot ...

    Article : 79 words
  16. Could Not Answer It.

    Teacher (o Infant School): ‘Well, children, I know you are all looking forward to he Christmas holidays. Now I wonde if any of you can tell me ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. A Carnivorous Plant.

    The sundews are really carnivorous plants. Their leaves are covered with bristles, each having on its tip a drop of glutinous liquid. When an ...

    Article : 61 words
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